Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

This is just a test. I just posted and it does not come up. It was a 
long one and I hope I don't have to post again.
Scott

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus 
<liberatusvirus@y...>" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Hi Dennis,
> 
> Scott just got one of these, too. Maybe he'll have another story. I 
> have noticed a hot spot in the middle of the AX14S under the 
> trigger; it's unavoidable. But you can work around it. What I did is 
> change the type of pad for input 2 from TP snare to DT snare. My 
> global trigger setting is DT 10/20 (medium is the default). Because 
> the AX14S is on a separate stand, you don't have to worry about 
> crosstalk. I have rejection and specific rejection at zero and self-
> rejection at 1 or 2, depending on which way the wind blows. My gain 
> is usually high, in the 90s, and my minimum velocity at rock bottom. 
> One more component to this ultra-hot setup is to flip the DIP switch 
> corresponding to input 2 at the back of the module to the up 
> position. You'll need a tiny screwdriver or needle to do it, unless 
> you've got great finger nails. The result should be good sensitivity 
> all around the drum, from center to rim, almost as though the module 
> were capable of positional sensing. Although I cannot claim 
> perfection for this method (I've had an inexplicable dropout or 
> two), it generally works pretty well. Pressed rolls near the tension 
> rods were unthinkable with the standard gum rubber, or even the 
> otherwise wonderful Pintech ConcertCasts. But now they're pretty 
> accurate--not to say that tweaking is a thing of the past. It goes 
> on forever.
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dennisw562003 <dennisw56@i...>" 
> <dennisw56@i...> wrote:
> > I have added the AX14 snare to my DTXpress. Can anyone help me out 
> > with the DTXpress settings for the new snare.
> > 
> > I only get sound when the head is hit directly in the middle.
> > 
> > I also learned talking to Pintech, to get the snare and rim sound 
> a 
> > Y1 splitter must be used with the head mono connected to the snare 
> > and the rim mono connected to 9/10.
> > 
> > Thanks, Dennis